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PIC 4-NEV6 254
South Yuba Canal Office. Plaque, Calif. Historical Lanmark #832.

Negative #: Slide 3
Subject: South Yuba Canal Office
Notes: Plaque, Calif. Historical Lanmark #832.

Scanned on: 2023-09-05 08:20:52
File Size: 1.69 MB
Dimensions (pixels): 2,424 x 3,623
Print Sizes:
  • 4" x 6" = 906 dpi,
  • 5" x 7" = 725 dpi,
  • 8" x 10" = 453 dpi

  • SOUTH YUBA CANAL OFFICE” HEADQUARTERS FOR THE LARGEST NETWORK OF WATER “8 FLUMES AND DITCHES IN THE STATE. THE SOUTH ™ YUBA CANAL WATER COMPANY WAS THE FIRST INCOR= PORATED TO SUPPLY WATER FOR HYDRAULIC MINING. THE ORIGINAL DITCH WAS IN USE IN MAY, 1850, AND THIS COMPANY OFFICE WAS IN USE FROM [857 TO 1880. THE HOLDINGS LATER BECAME PART OF THE VAST P.G. & E. HYDROELECTRIC SYSTEM. CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 832 PLAQUE PLACED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS . AND RECREATION IN COOPERATION WITH THE NEVADA COUNTY HISTORICAL LANDMARKS COMMISSION AND THE CALIFORNIA HERITAGE COUNCIL. MAY [6, 1970.